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Application filed July 2, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that I, JosnrH BATTAGLINO, a citizen of the United States, residing at El aso,'in the county of El Paso and State of have invented certain new and use- Automatic Stops and Advisers for Locomotives, of which the following" is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide means on thelocomotive connected with the throttle and with the air brake control valve operated these parts are actuated to cut ofi the motive power and to apply the brakes to bring the locomotive to a sto and means located along the track to be rought to a relation to cause said means to become operamatically A still further ob ect is to so arrange the 0nd track means is encountered which operates to actuate the hrake setting means carried by the locomotive to bring the train to a positive sto Another object is to construct the parts carried by the locomotive and the means located alon the track in such a manner that the severe parts are electrically CODhWllwl and the control is actuated by the operation 0 the semaphore or switch with which the mechanism of my invention is intended to Work.

,Yet another object of invinvcntion is to construct and connect the parts in a manner that under certain conditions. as for instance where the signal of the semaphore is set at proceed, thc only cii'cct will ho to Spefidfleetion of letters Patent.

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record on recorder tape or I ther recordin apparatus that the signal has been passed, under other conditions, as for instance where the signal is set to indicate that the ried by the locomotive will be actuated so that the motive power will be cut off and the train permitted to drift, giving an audible alarm to the engineer, and under a thi d condition, exemplified by the setting of the signal to indicate that the train should. be stopped, both the means for cutting ofi the motive power and the means to cause the brakes to e set will be operated and the train will be brought to a positive stop.

It is also an object of my invention that means shall be connected With each of said operating parts on the locomotive and to be operated as the locomotive he a permanent of each of said means, and further to construct the several operating parts i a manner that when once actuated by a' track means set to cause their operation, the

the locomotive to proceed under normal conditions causes a record to be made of their operation, which last reoord is independent of his record above-mentioned.

With other objects in view, which will be referred to, my invention consists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement 0 parts, such as will be hereinaftecompairving drawings larly pointed out in the appended claims, and with parts of the structure illustrated in section. v In the drawings Figure l is a schematic view in side elevation of a section of track with semaphores and track means connected in a relation to be adaptable to my invention.

Fig. Zis a view of the disclosure in Fig. l

.rting parts diagranunatically indicated.

ig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the fore part of a locomotive and a section of the track to better illustrate the structure of the track means and the relative placing of the means carried by the locomotive to engage therewith.

Fig. 4 is a view in top nism dis -loscd inFig. 3

Fig. 5 is a schematic illustrati'mi of the plan or" the mechaon the locomotive in particuthe operparts located on the locomotive and the electrical circuit connection therewith.

- Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through an electric switch adapted for use in the circuit of the locomotive.

Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6. v Fig. 8 is a view in top plan of the automatic audible alarm located on the locomo-' tive.

Fig. 9 is a view in end elevation of the disclosure in Fig. 8.

I ti'cally through the Fig. 10 is a view in side elevation of the alarm with parts broken away more clearly to illustrate the structure.

Fig. 11 is a detail vertical sectional view longitudinally through the automatic alarm mechanism. p

Fig. 12 is a view in elevation with the sfde plate of the case removed of the valve to control the actuation of the throttle-operatingz means. 1

ig. 13 is a view in end elevation of the disclosure in Fig. 12 with the door removed.

' Fig. 14 is a view in top lan with the case in section to better illustrate the operative arts.

Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view taken verfluid control valve. as shown-1n Fig. 12. 1

Fig. 16 is a view in elevation of the throttle actuating means.

Fig. .17 is a view in side elevation of the disclosure in. Fig. 16 with parts thereof in vertical section.

Fig. 18 Ts a view in elevation with parts in section of the fluid-operated means to actuate the brake control of the locomot ve.

- Fig. 20 is a view mechanism Fig. 19 is a-bottom view of the brake-valve control box. I

I in end elevation of the disclosure in Fig. 19.

Fig. 21 is a-view in elevation of the box with the side removed and with parts in section to more clearly illustrate the operative Fig. 27 is an elevation of a structure adapted for use on..the controller handl e of electric locomotive or electrically propelled railway car.

Fig. 28' is a view in top plan of the mechanism disclosed in Fig. 27. Fig.- 29 is a schematic this battery and the ground.

I home signal co ongitudinal sectional view- 'ew similar to-Fig. 5 with the parts carried by the locomotive illustrated in a modified arrangement adapted to attain a slightly difierent result in operation.

It has been found desirable in adopting this invention to use, to connect the parts 7 carried by the locomotive in an electric circuit independent of any electrical connection or source of electrical-energy carried by the engine and so connected and arranged that as a contact is made to pass a current through the circuit in one direction one function is accomplished, and as the current is passed in the reverse direction through. the circuit a relatively difierent operation of the parts to be actuated by the electrical so energy of the circuit is obtained. To accomplish this passage ofthe electrical current through the circu't in the one direction or the other, the track devices 1, 2, 3, and 4: are made in able point along the track and 9, 10, 11, and 12 are connected .with these batteries and are brou 'ht to a point where the form of contacts. The 35 batteries 5, 6, 7, and 8 are located at a suitline wires 1 they may .be connected with the wires 13 9cand 14 of the contact circuits which are connected with the severalcontacts of the track devices. The battery 5 may be connected by wire 9 with circuit wire 13 at its negative pole and the positive pole is groun battery 6 is grounded at its negative pole and wire 10 connects'the positive pole there-' of with the circuit wire 13, battery 7 has the negative pole thereof-connected with'the ded,

circuit wire 14; by the wire 11 and the posi- 10o tive pole is grounded, and the wire 12 may connect the positive pole of-battery 8 ..with the circuit wire 141, a suitable'connection be'-. h

ing provided between the negative-pole of able that the several contacts 1, 2, '3, and 4 be placed between that the contact 1 which will be hereinafter referred to as a distant signal contact be the ra'ls 15 andf16 and -It is v,prefer- 1 5v connected with the circuit wire 14: which is 1 0 also connected to the contact 3,.this latter contact being referred to hereinafter as 'a' contacts 2 and home signal contact and a the circuit wire 13. v

'The rails 15 and 16 are grounded in. the sections parallel to the contacts" 1,2, 3, and 4, and the track circuit embraces operation of which will be set forth as the description proceeds. The contact members 19 and 20, Figs. 3'

and 4, are supported on the pilot 26' of the I? locomotive by brackets 25 and hoods 21 and .22 are mounted to .form -protective .shields above these. contact brushes therefor. The

contact brush 19 is placed at such a point onthe locomotive that it will engage with 12 tact. The two remaining 4: will .be' referred to asja distant signal 1 5 contact, and these contacts are connected in other structure, the correlative POSItlOIIIIlg- BB each of the distant signal contacts which are may be found desirable to use one or more placed to be in alinement and preferably sets of cutting teeth 41 upon each of the midway transversely between the rails, and brush rolls to accomplish a more vigorous the contact brush 20 is positioned to one cleaning actionthan would be attained by side of the contact brush 19 in such relathe use of the cleaning brushes 28 and 29 70 tion that it will engage with either the alone.

ome signal contacts 2 or 3 as the locomo- It will be understood that the wires tive may be passing in the one direction or and 24 of e ocomotive circuits are insuthe other ocomotive circuit wire 23 lated from each other and from the structure is connected with contact brush l9 and on the locomotive, the wire 23. connected 75 e circuit wire 24 is connected with the with the contact brush 19 is extendedalom the locomotive structure to connect. with re- It is preferable that the contacts 1. 2 3, sistance 23 and electrically actuated parts in and be provided on their operating faces t 1e automatic alarm box 41, from this alarm 5 with a plurality or contact plates 27, 0X, circuit wire 23 is earned to a recorder 0 e given a vibratory movement in passing lea by a wire 43 and is grounded on the over the contacts to cause any foreign inatmass of the engine' The locomotive cir- 5 ter which may be upon the brushes or upon cuit wire 24 connected ,with the contact the contact to be discharged therefrom to brush 20 extends to and is connected with permit a direct bearing of the one against the part of the electric switch 44 from which the ot er and a perfect connection. Howa branch wire connects with the circuit 25 ever, in some connections, as for instance \vire'23. The circuit wire 24 is extended Where the contacts may have a coating of from the switch 44 to connect with the ice, snow or other foreign substance thereelectrically actuated part of a fluid valve 46 on which would not be readily removed by provided to control the passage of fluid to the passage of the brushes l9 and 20 therethe automatic throttle shift mechanism 47, 30 over, it may be found desirable to provide and from this valve the wire is connected e cleaning brushes 28 and 29 mounted to with the circuit wire 23 at a point in front 35 phshed by providing a trams 3O pivot. passes over one of the distant signal con- 0 friction joint, is mounted on the frame 30 oral wires and connecting parts to the ioco- 05 and the rod 33 connected with the pilot 2.6 motive circuit wire 23 from whence it passes extends down throng openings provided in through the automatic alarm box, the rethe frame 30 and have the coil springs 34 corder and-thence through the wire 43 to the and 35 mounted therearound to bear, against mass of the structure of the locomotive,

45 t e upper and lower side of the free end of" then, as the locomotlle is WE g the the frame 30 and hold this frame at a posirails of the track which are grounded, the l tion that the cleaning brushes 28 and 29 will circuit Wlll be completed. When the contact come into the proper bearing contact against brush 19 comes into bearing-relation upon t e plate of the several contact members. A one of the distant signal contacts, the our- 50 belt 36 connected over a pulley wheel 37 rent passes only through the wire 23 of the mounted on the pilot wheelaxle 38 is passed locomotive circuit and the parts connected over the several idlers 39 and then around therein; however, when the contactbrush 20 the belt wheel 40 on the brush shaft 32 in carried by the locomotive in a position to ensuc a manner that the rotary motion of th gage with either of the home signal contacts 5 axle 38 is reversed when transmitted to the 2 or 3 comes into bearing relation thereshaft 3 to cause this shaft and the cleaning against, the current is supplied through the brushes 28 and 29. having the frictional tnrnwire 24 to the electric switch 44 and through ing connection thereon to e revolved in the t e wire 24 to the fluid-valve actuating .opposite direction. Under ordinary condimeans contained at 46 and then on through 0 tions, the cleaning brushes 28 and 29 in their the wire 24 to the circuit wire 23, thus the rotary travel over the contacts will remove fluid valve 46 is operative only when the any foreign substance therefrom, but under contact brush 20 passes over one of the concircumstances ,where a very heavy coat of tacts 2 or 3, but on the other hand the autoice or a tenacious coating of any other submatic alarm 41 and the recorder 42 are 65 stance may be deposited upon the contacts, it actuated when either the contact brush it) or 

